A SELF ESTEEM CHECK UP….
Every once in a while I think it's a good idea to revisit the question: How Am I Feeling About Myself? Don't go too over board with a daily question that might make you anxious...just…
Category Archives: Negative Thinking
STRESS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH? THEN DIG IN AND BEGIN TO ANALYZE IT!
Instead of generalizing about your stress level and the people and events "causing it," take the time to figure out what's really going on...what ARE the things that put you "over the top?" When you…
WHY? THIS IS GUARANTEED TO BE THE WRONG QUESTION TO ASK YOURSELF!
Really? Yes! Asking WHY sends your thoughts in the wrong direction. Think about it. When you ask "why" you will likely hear nothing but negative and inflammatory and even hurtful answers -- especially when asking…
I CAN’T!! A PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, BEHAVIORAL, SPIRITUAL ROADBLOCK!
A truly healthy thing you can do to understand what's not working in your life is EXAMINE how often you hear yourself say -- either out loud, or more harmfully, quietly flowing through your thoughts…
CONSIDER IMPACT OF CHOOSING/DECIDING WHAT NOT TO DO…..
This is a suggestion that might make far too little sense....at first. But stay with me.... Most of us are familiar with telling ourselves "don't do that" or "stop it" or "leave it alone" or…
IF YOU WORRY ABOUT NEGATIVE THINKING IT SOMETIMES HELPS TO KNOW THAT THOUGHT DISTORTIONS ARE COMMON …AND THERE’S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THEM!
Everyone has negative and self defeating thoughts -- or what we sometimes call negative self talk. The biggest question is not do we have the thoughts, but are we aware of them? Can we pull…
ANALYZING AND CHANGING COGNITIVE THOUGHT DISTORTIONS
If you read the 10 Cognitive Thought Distortions in a previous blog, you are hopefully ready to learn what to do about them. And if you reflected and circled the ones you know you most…